Tie-kee pek



G. C. SNYDER.

TIE KEEPER.

APPLICATION FILED JULYZB, I9I7.

1,886,660 Patented Aug. 9, 1921..

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TIE-KEEPER,

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3 a Application filed July 28,

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, GEORGE C. SNYDER, a; citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in'the county of New York, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tie-Keepers; and I do hereby declare the following to bee full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it-appertains to make and use the same. 1

The present invention relates to tie-keepers-and particularly to a device whereby package ties ofthe form illustrated in my copending application, Serial No. 183,223 filed July 28,1917, may be held in position ready to be removedwithout danger of the cords of the ties becoming tangled. package ties shown in the application referred 'to above comprise fastening devices and cords attached tothem. Since these cords maybe of considerable length and a large number of them may be gathered into a bundle from which they are drawn as desired, the danger of the cords becoming tangled with each other is a serious one. Package ties of the form described above are especially adapted for use in postal service and any delay caused by tangling of the cords would not be tolerated.

The present invention has for an object the provision of a member adapted to hold a bundle of such ties and in connection with this holder, means. are .provided to apply a substantially uniform binding pressure about the cords-of the ties so that when any one of the cords -is removed, it must be drawn through the binding device while the tendency of any of the other cords to become tangled with the cord that is-being withdrawn is effectually. prevented- The construction, method of using and other advantageous features of the device of the present invention will appear from a detailed description of preferred embodiments thereof, as shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 represents a .view of one form of the device, Fig. 2 is a detailed view in section through the means for fastening the device to a table or other support, and Fig. 3 is a view in transverse section showing a modified form of the device.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference characters denote similar parts The the shelf. or table.

Specificationof Letters Pat ent. 7 Patented Aug, 9, 1921.

1917. Serial no; 183,22

venient use. Thedevice itself comprises inclined members 11 and 12 which are fitted to gether at their lower edges to form a V- shaped channel within which the cords 13 attached to the tying devices 14 may be placed. These tying devices 14: are shown as of the ,type disclosed in my copending application to which reference has been made above, but it will be understood that the usefulness of the present invention is not limited to package ties of this particular construction, nor, in fact, is it limited to package ties alone forit may be used. forv holding cord lengths of any kind. which might otherwise become tangled with each other assuccessively withdrawn.

The members 11 and 12 are in Fig. l at: tached to the upper ends of tapering supporting members 15.- These supporting members are connected at their lower ends by a basepiece 16 through which passes a bolt 17 provided with a wing nut 18 by which it may be clamped to the supporting shelf or table 10, it being only necessary to provide abolt hole 19 in the latter at the point where it is desired to attach. the tie-keeper. By

any other means for preventing the bolt from turning in the member 16, but it will be understood, of 'course, that any other form of. attaching device may be used. Preferably but, one bolt should be used in order to permit the device to be turned into any desired position, and in order to attach the device at any particular point, it will be necessary to provide only one bolt hole 19in In Fig. 3 a somewhat modified form support for the inclined members 11 and 12- is shown. In'this case'the supporting mem bers 15 do not taper at their lower ends as do the members 15 of Fig. 1, and they are attached to a base plate 16 which is adapted to be attached to the table or shelf 10 by means of screws 17. The form of the device shown in Fig. 8 is intended more especially for use in those places where the device after having been once attached to a shelf or table may be left permanently. in place, whereas the device of Fig. 1 is in} tended more particularly for use where the 1 in the channel formed bythesemembers-the cord will pass around the bundleofcords With the Weight suspended,

demands of the service may requirethatgit be placed at difi'erent points from time to time.

shaped channel, formed. by these members.

The mode of attachmentshown Fig. 3 g

is a simpleone and eliminates any nut or I fastening device on theinnerfac'e of eitherof the members ll. and 12. A slot 21 is provided in thefinclined member which is'at" the front of the device {and this slot has such a depth with relation to'thef inclination" ofthe 'members'lland 12"that when a'bundle of tying cords of the usual size'is placed and hang freely through the slot 21. In

order-to produce a substantially equalized pressure uponthe tying cords, a weight 22" is attached to the end of cord 20, which should be of suflicient lengthto permit the weight to hang freely without interfering with the base of'the device or the outer edge of the supporting table or shelf. Whenever 1 itis desired to remove the entire bundle of tying cords or place a new bundle of these cords in position for use, the weight '22 'may be placed on thetable or shelf 10 as indicated indotted-lines in Fig. 3.

will exert a substantially uniformbinding pressure about th'e tying cords at apoint intermediate their ends, with the result that any one of the tying. cords may be withdrawn from the bundle without becoming tangled with the remaining cords. The provision of gravity actuated-means for producing 1 the binding effect permits a uniform pressure to be obtaine'dat'all times and the use of a cord 20 has the advantage that there r is lesstendency to fraythe tying cords as;

they are withdrawn than'wouldbethe; case if a metallic wire, or'spring were used for producing the binding pressure: The inventionhow'ever, is not to be regarded as restricted'to the, useof a fibrous cord, nor

7 to the gravity control means for producing the-pressure since it is obvious that the cord 1 may be'made of other materials and that the production of the binding pressure about the tying cordsmay be produced by other agencies than gravity without departing' from the principle of the invention. Neither" A cord 20 is attached to one of themem-f bers 11 or 12'at'or near the apex of the V- being cut away at their" larger endsto pro 7 is the device to be restricted the use of inclined members meeting at their lower edges to form a' V-shapedfchannelsince the cords" 7 may! be" supported on corresponding members having different forms of channel between them, or in fact may even be supported upon a fiat surface provided means, equivalent to the cord '20 and weight 22 are providedtfor producing a substantially uniform binding pressure about the tying cords as shown in the'illustrated"embodiments of the invention.

I claim: g 1 1." In a keeper for fasteningdevioes{provided with tying cords, theifcombinationiof i a channel member open at its 'endsfor hold ingv the cords, supporting means'for thehold-a ing member comprisingi-aipainoftapering members, a crossbar connecting the-lowerends of the taperingmembers andmeans passing through the cross bar for attaching the device to any desired support. 5

' 2.-In a keeper for fastening devices provided with tying cords, the combination'of amember for holding'the cords, supporting means for. the holding i member comprising 1 a pair of taperin'gmembers', .a'cross bar cons:

necting the lower ends of -the tapering mem port, and means coeperating-with the hold- 3. In atie on thebolt, triangular shaped supports hav-w angular members, the triangular members,

vide; a channel between the" inclined memform' binding lpressure about the cords? 4'; In a keeper for fasteningdevices pro- V vided with tying. cords, the combination" of a. holding member having 'divergingawalls" one of" which is providedwitha slot, a cord attached to one' of theldiverging walls and" adapted to pass'around the tying cords of the fastening devices and through thev105 slot, and'a weight onthe end of the cord."

In testimony whereof I aflix my si nature; I

GEORGE, 0. SN n;

' bers, and means associated with the inclined members for exerting: a substantially: uni 

